Ideas My stepfather Joe Lieberman set one path as a Jew in politics. Will his many successors follow it? Rabbi Ethan Tucker says he hopes the type of Jewishness on display in America this campaign season honors Lieberman’s memory. By Rabbi Ethan Tucker July 26, 2024 1:52 pm
Ideas I hear American Jews threatening to cut off Israeli haredim who shun army service. That would be a mistake. Part of what it means to belong to a Jewish people is the willingness to help those with whom we disagree, writes a Modern Orthodox rabbi. July 25, 2024 1:00 pm
Ideas Handing power to the next generation is hard. This week’s Torah portion argues for its necessity. The story of every nation is the story of its leaders — and how they leave, writes the author of the forthcoming “The Torah of Leadership.” July 24, 2024 6:01 pm
Analysis Ideas Why Jews are excited — and nervous — about having so many Jews in the Democratic ticket mix By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 23, 2024 4:57 pm
Ideas A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 21, 2024 6:45 am
Ideas The Knesset just voted against Palestinian statehood. Here’s all the ways that’s bad for Israel. By David A. Halperin July 19, 2024 11:03 am
Ideas 100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too. By Seth Rogoff July 18, 2024 11:00 am
Ideas In this time of great stress, it’s important to grieve By Rabbi Diane Elliot July 11, 2024 4:24 pm
Ideas Americana meets meshuggeneh at a museum exhibit about MAD magazine By Andrew Silow-Carroll July 7, 2024 8:19 am
Ideas Why the Entebbe rescue almost didn’t happen — and how Israel is still wrestling with the same tough questions 48 years later By Ami Eden July 4, 2024 7:35 am